What level of slope can produce the most amount of electricity in a mini hydroelectric plant.
[P]
Create a buoy that can convert ocean swells into clean, efficient electric energy without polluting or harming the environment.
[E]
Find out whether it is possible to generate energy from the power of waves by using a shake-powered flashlight.
[E]
Build a turbine that will be able to harness the energy of a simulated ocean current to power a light bulb.
[P]
Build a model tidal barrage or dam and investigate how the size of the tunnel affects the speed of rotation.
[E]
How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroelectric Power Production
[E]
Determine if any locations along the coasts of the United States are appropriate for building wave energy power systems.
[E]
Test salinity gradient power (blue energy)
[E][E]
Prove that when looking at the power available in a wave, the height of the wave has a greater contribution than the period of the wave.
[E]
Generate electricity by evaporating water using a Classic Drinking Bird
[E][E]
Ocean wave energy converted to electricity
[E][E][E][E][P]
Generate electricity by harnessing some of the kinetic energy of water flowing through a 1 1/4 inch pipe.
[E][E]
Simulate a wave energy buoy using magnets and springs that would generate electricity by converting wave energy to electrical energy.
[E][E]
Determine if a vortex of spinning water would provide more kinetic energy than a laminar flow of water and would therefore increase electrical power output in a hydroelectric dam.
[E]
Ice Expansion Generators: A Powerful New Source of Renewable Energy
[E]
Prove that smaller waves produce more electricity.
[E]
The effects of wave amplitude and frequency on the amount of electricity that can be produced by a water wave generator.
[E][E]Hydropower Experiments, Projects & Background Information

High School - Grades 10-12

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Examine water's usefulness as a renewable energy source by observing how efficient a cobalt-based catalyst can be at helping to form molecular oxygen.
[E]
Water turbine gear ratio that delivers the optimum efficiency
[P]
Extracting Energy From Phase Shift in Water
[P]
Test whether a hydrogen peroxide powered Tesla turbine has more energy than a battery of the same weight.
[E]
The Effect of the Density of Water on the Wattage Output of an Hydroelectric Generator
[E]
Describe alternative energy sources and outline advantages and disadvantages of any source.
[E][E][P]
Build a Kelvin Water Dropper.
[E]
Which type of natural energy source is more efficient - a hydroelectric dam or a wind turbine.
[E]Hydropower Experiments, Projects & Background Information